Spider Sports Recap: Week of March 4
(03/17/19 10:32pm)
March 5: Matches against St. John’s University canceled
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March 5: Matches against St. John’s University canceled
Women’s basketball coach Michael Shafer will not return to the team for next season, according to ABC 8 News.
A friendly atmosphere, warmer temperatures and merging traffic were just a few of the conditions that made head women’s tennis coach Mark Wesselink want to stay at the University of Richmond.
The men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, the Richmond Spidermonkeys, defeated the country’s top-ranked Air Force Afterburn on its way to a 7-0 record in the FCS D-III Tune Up 2019 Tournament last weekend in Bermuda Run, North Carolina.
Although the University of Richmond might not currently have its own varsity esports program, campus clubs and community gaming centers suggest that competitive gaming is present and growing in Richmond, following a national trend.
Despite a pair of second half comeback attempts, the University of Richmond men’s basketball team lost in a rematch with the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams by a score of 69-66 Saturday afternoon in Robins Stadium.
Men's lacrosse battled with Duke’s Blue Devils Friday night, but were ultimately unable to convert opportunities and fell short 11-7.
When members of the crew club held elections in December for the club’s executive officer positions, a pair of first-year students were the only ones who ran for the top two roles.
The Richmond Spiders beat the La Salle Explorers, 56-51, as the Spiders celebrated 100 years of women's basketball Sunday afternoon in the Robins Center.
The Richmond Spiders defeated the sixth nationally ranked Notre Dame 9-8 with a fighter’s mentality Saturday afternoon. The Spiders came ready to play with a 4-1 lead in the first quarter, leaving the Fighting Irish to play catch up the entirety of the game.
Feb. 11: Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Mobile, Alabama, tied for 7th/15
The University of Richmond Women’s Basketball team defeated St. Bonaventure University 57-49 Wednesday night at the Robins Center to move to 4-7 in A-10 play and 7-17 overall.
Even though the Richmond Spiders were able to score first, they lost the away game 81-60 against the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams after they failed to recover from a first half deficit.
Feb. 6: Win 81-67 vs. George Mason University
Dominant defense and sharp three-point shooting pushed the University of Richmond men’s basketball team to a 89-63 win over the George Washington University Colonials Saturday night at the Robins Center, where they had the highest point total of the season.
Jan. 30: Win 84-81 at Saint Louis University
The University of Richmond Spiders defeated the University of Massachusetts Minutewomen 62-58 Sunday at the Robins Center, giving the Spiders their third win in a row.
Despite leading for most of the second half, the University of Richmond men's basketball team lost 66-58 to La Salle on Saturday night at the Robins Center.
“Playing in the NFL was always my dream growing up,” John Yarbrough, a senior Chicago Bears fanatic who finished his final season this fall on the Spider offensive line said. “It is something that has always been in the back of my head.”
A strong shooting night from sophomore Jacob Gilyard wasn’t enough to lead Richmond to victory on Saturday night in the Robins Center, as St. Bonaventure rolled past the Spiders by a score of 66-57.